More than a month's worth of rain causes flooding, travel chaos in Mumbai
More than a month's worth of rain fell across parts of Mumbai in just 24 hours from Tuesday into Wednesday.
Rainfall totaling 303.7 mm (11.95 inches) was reported in the city from Tuesday to Wednesday morning, the second highest 24-hour September rainfall total on record.
The all-time wettest 24-hour period in September was 318.2 mm (12.53 inches) from 12 September 1981. Mumbai averages 301 mm (11.86 inches) of rain during the entire month of September.
An additional 63 mm (2.48 inches) followed from midday Wednesday to Thursday morning.
A domestic Spice Jet aircraft is seen off the runway after it skidded off into the unpaved surface during heavy rains in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Flooding was reported across the city, resulting in travel chaos as roads were under water and trains and flights were delayed or canceled.
A SpiceJet airliner skidded off the runway and was stuck in the mud during the heavy rainfall, creating further flight delays.
FlightAware reports 133 flight cancellations at Mumbai's Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport spanning Tuesday to Wednesday.
On Wednesday, residents were forced to wade through knee-deep water to reach their place for work and business, according to the Hindustan Times.
This latest round of flooding and travel disruption comes less than a month after heavy rain caused deadly flooding and brought travel across the city to a standstill.
Indian boys navigate their way through a waterlogged street in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
The flooding also resulted in the closure of city schools and universities on Wednesday.
The flooding was not limited to Mumbai as Harnai was inundated with 374 mm (14.72 inches) of rain in the 24 hours ending on Tuesday morning, bringing the total since Sunday to nearly 700 mm (27.50 inches).
Flooding in Mumbai on 19 September. (Nadeem Rakhangi/Burst)
Locations from Ratnagiri to Goa have recorded 150-350 mm (6-14 inches) of rain earlier this week.
Rain-related incidents killed at least five people in the Palghar district, north of Mumbai, according to the Mint newspaper.
Rainfall across the region will be confined to spotty showers for Saturday. Any downpours exacerbating existing flooding would be an isolated incident.
At the same time, downpours will persist from western Uttar Pradesh into the National Capital Region and Chandigarh into Saturday.
Rainfall amounts of 50-100 mm (2-4 inches) are expected for most areas with local amounts over 150 mm (6 inches). The low unleashed 1302 mm (5.20 inches) of rain on Sagar in the 24 hours ending on Thursday morning.
This rainfall will cause localized flash flooding and also lead to travel disruptions across the region.
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